As for my background, I started writing professionally about 10 years ago. I've written for The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, and Spin, among other publications. Much of my journalistic work deals with music, and I've served as Pop Music Critic for the Buffalo News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I also wrote a biography of the late, great R&B singer, Luther Vandross: Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross.

I've spent a lot of my life in school (something I don't necessarily recommend, but it is what it is). I hold a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland in College Park, and am Associate Professor of Journalism at Northern Illinois University.

So, what's up with me now? I still write a lot (currently working on a novel), listen to lots of music (check out my DJ site for my music mixes), go to strip clubs (hit me up if u wanna "wing"), and love taking pictures.

My motto is: dream big and go for exactly what you want in life. Lots of crazy, cool shit will happen. Trust.

Stuff I Like To Look At (NSFW-ish)

Friday, May 25, 2012

Well, folks, it's Grabbys time again, when Chicago gets a very welcome invasion of hot porn dudes. Here are photos from the opening night Skin Trade party at Hydrate with DJ/porn queen, Chi Chi LaRue. I took a lot of pictures and got a lot drunk--so drunk, in fact, that I thought I was mostly shooting in B&W. I thought I was hallucinating when I got home and found that most of the photos were in color.

Anyway, here are a bunch of photos. (Feel free to repost, twit pic, tumble, instagram or whatev. Just credit me.) As usual, I don't know everyone's name, but there are a lot of familiar faces, starting with Next Door Studio's James Huntsman. (You know you're hot when you look good in a photo taken with expired Polaroid film that inexplicably has a Martell Cognac ad on it.) Other faces include Anthony Romero, Austin Wilde, Diesel Washington (with his cute boyfriend), Adam Killian, and my brand new crush, Tyler Sweet. (Btw, special thanks to @ErynnVaehne.)